Category Rain Alert

State of emergency declared after landslides hit Alaska coastal town of Sitka following heavy rain

Four people were missing Tuesday from a neighborhood in the Alaska coastal town of Sitka after heavy rain caused several landslides and flooded homes, emergency responders said.   The landslides were reported in the southeast Alaska town after 2 1/2…

Severe storm causes complete mayhem in Budapest, Hungary

Streets and buildings around Budapest were filled with water due to flooding caused by a huge hail storm late yesterday. Power outages were widespread, and people in various locations were trapped and had to be rescued by firefighters, according to…

Goni forecast to become super typhoon as it spins west toward Taiwan

Typhoon Goni (left) and Typhoon Atsani (right) are forecast to reach super typhoon-status at the same time on Thursday. (JMA) Twin typhoons are spinning west across the Pacific Ocean — Goni and Atsani — poised to become the sixth and…

Severe thunderstorm with heavy rain and damaging winds causes mayhem to parts of western Nebraska, USA

A severe thunderstorm packing heavy rain and damaging winds raced through parts of western Nebraska Thursday night.   Residents and city officials in North Platte and other communities reported downed trees, power outages and rain runoff that accumulated more than…

Massive sinkhole swallows cars in Wisconsin, USA

(Photo: WISC) Residents of an east side apartment were evacuated early Friday when three cars fell into a sink hole in a parking lot, according to the Madison Fire Department.   Crews were called to 1602 Fordem Ave. at 4:42…

Tornado rips through Katikati, New Zealand

A tornado tore through the Katikati area yesterday as wild weather lashed the Western Bay of Plenty   Heavy rain and strong winds also caused surface flooding and poor driving visibility around the region A twister left a trail of…